Mark Eley

Head of Programmes

Professional Biography

After graduating from Brighton Polytechnic specializing in Woven Textiles for Fashion, Mark established in 1992 London-based print studio Eley Kishimoto with his partner Wakako Kishimoto. The company have gained global notoriety through a plethora of outputs ranging from fashion and interiors to diverse architectural and design collaborations.

Although this reputation was initially earned as a result of their vibrant fashion collections, the company’s renown has become associated with their freedom to decorate anything and everything. It is this design aesthetic that is key to their works’ identity.

Throughout this illustrious career that still continues to push boundaries Mark has worked and collaborated in academia across the World. Currently a Professor of Practice at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David, Mark previously held the title of Visiting Professor of Fashion at Lassalle College of Art Singapore, lectured in Musashino University in Tokyo and taught on the World renowned MA Fashion Course at Central Saint Martin’s alongside Professor Louise Wilson. Mark also has consulted on the Fashion Show and Textile Exhibition productions at Herriot Watt University for many years, was a member of the judging panel at Academy Arts Fashion Graduation in Antwerp and at the Sweden School of Textiles as an examiner. In addition to this Mark has also been a Trustee of Graduate Fashion Week with Hilary Alexander and Colin MacDowell.

Qualifications

BA (Hons), Fashion Textiles Specialism Woven Textiles

Examining

2011-2015 Cambridge School of Visual and Performing Arts External Examiner